⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Shawnee, KS – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 9:55PM CDT until August 18 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

SVRTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas…
Northern Shawnee County in east central Kansas…
Southern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas…

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 955 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Potawatomi
Reservation, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Holton, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Perry, McLouth, Meriden, Hoyt,
Ozawkie, Nortonville, Winchester, Mayetta, Denison, Delia, Perry
Lake, and Potawatomi Reservation.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.